The Republican journal., 1887-01-27
Maine Matters.


Some wears ago there lived in a town not far
from Watcr\il!e Il UnivcrSa,t minister whose
services We're frequently in demand to attend
! funerals. and for this purpose the Rev. gentle
man kept Il @ig similar to those in Use by
physicians at that time. one day the minister's
son Harry Went to the village store in the zig.
and while making his purchases the doctor
came in and began, "llow are you, Harry.
W hose rig is that al The door:'-''lt is my gig.
said Harry. swell. ii looks like a doctors gig.
W hat right have you to such Il gig?-'W cll,'
said Harry. Iii isn't doctors gig; but il has
TO follow him round pretty sharp" Water
vile Mail.
An old yarn->pinncr down at Blek>port has
been telling the local editor of winter some
seventy wears AGO when the weather became so
fri4id that the people of Cape Cod and Marble
head Went fishing on Georges Bank with hand
-lrti>. and one Of capt. B'> oaths froze in its
light from Nantucket. and struck meeting
house >tcep!c on Cape Ann and carried ii away
by the board. This tale will do for "A 'compan-
ion piece" to that told by Steve IIaincs up III
| Dexter. no says that h" once shin@lin9 il
house when the fog WAS so thick that before he
was aware Of it. he had gone beyond the ridge
| poe. and laid three courses upon the fog.
| Were il not for >tcyc's Wcil-ku1Wh ,eracity. the
story might he doubted. Deer Isle Gazette.
The Boston Records Washington cor. iii re-
porlnga conversation with Hon. ;. l.. Miliikcn
SAYS: "Iaking of lre>i,irnt>. Mlliikcn cohtin-
urd. ''rcrai- how took back some Maine Demo-
| Gratis who came down here after the offices
>onc time ago. They could not grumble hard
enough about the President, but | took the
| other tack. and rather stood up for him. They
asked me why this was, ana | replied that ii
| seemed 10 iic on general theory to he the
| suit of liaht. They ha, been iindng fault with
| tilr administration for y wears. and had been
supporting it. 1t was hard for either to break
oil. That was Il settler, if ii wouldn't stand
| >tu'l3cd anal SIS.
Au old farmer in Re.,liiel,l had trough fani-
,t.i h,4t, L.,
| llii some company in the fore room Il tremcll-
dnu> upr,ar was heard in the Kitchen. |. was
| evident that a fearful row WAS in progress. \
| boy broke into the room crying: FEATHER. Jim
| j. killing Bin" fhc Old man waved him away
with hi> hand. saying: LET the lambs play,
Vet the lambs play :" dexter Gazette.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
speaker Charles +. Lttleticld. of the House
Of representatives. was born in Lebanon. where
| he Received I common school and academic
| education.
The Korkand opinion thinks that Major
Hastings will >.npl, he th, figure hc:. of the
| Democratic Stale Committee, and thHt the
| nominal rN-rhafnan Brown will he the real
| chairman still.
The Washington cores >p"n,I,ni of the Bo>-
tom Herald SAYS that Editor Bass of Bangor il
credited with having more influence with the
| President nowadays than any other Maine
| Democrat. and that :. :. Browns recommends
| tioii> do more harm than good
Tho Portland Press thinks that the Hon.
john ". Hreing is prcparin" TO run for
MAYOR of that city. The Biddcford journal
says: Let him run. 1t would insure an easy
| walk over for tiir h"pubcan>. And besides,
| II WuU alnu>t the Captain.
Mr.. Reed put himself on record III the
| House. "Wednesday in fifteen minutes speech
| on the amti-Murnoa bill. which one member
chara1erizeda> simply magnificent" 1t was
| logical aud nNincn- The t'li! passed almost
unanimously.
Say the Bangor Wilig and Courier: Some Of
| Collector tu>hin.'> appointments excite the
| wrath of the editor Of the Belfast Age who
| does not understand why Belfast Democrat
| was not appointed to the position of Deputy
Collector. Possibly Mr.. Cushing doe, not en-
| teitain much confidence in the Belfast pcmoc-
Al h.r in X.v Yo,l r.,,.,,,l, Cav, noducll
was asked. :, an Blaine carry Maine in l>>>.''
"N"1n@ short of an earthquake or other in
tern;I r"nvui-oG could prevent him WAS the
f'r>' reply
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